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NewsAP1 external manager chief: ‘I’d be very hesitant to rely just on Zoom’
Swedish buffer fund wants managers to do own ESG analysis – not use third-party providers
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Norway’s NHO signs new pensions deal with Storebrand
New agreement takes account of incoming regulations for individual pension accounts
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Swiss ASIP pushes for alternative proposal on second pillar reform
To compensate for the cuts there is a proposed increase to occupational pension savings over a transition period of 10 years financed with Pensionskassen reserves
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InterviewsExit interview: EIOPA’s Bernardino on industry defensiveness and where to take IORP II
The chair of EIOPA will be stepping down in March after 10 years in office
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NewsAMX, DWS ‘shift paradigm’ with pooled funds stewardship solution
New service ‘to begin transition of voting power’ from managers to institutional asset owners
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NewsAustrian occupational pensions market offers room for growth, execs say
The financial stability of the Austrian pension system raises the question of reforms, their impact on younger generations and the role of the industry to promote change
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Experts cast doubt on ATP’s chances of success with new business model
“It’s a big step for ATP, but a small step for the members,” says Per Linnemann
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Climate roundup: APG dumps KEPCO and eight others over coal pursuit
Plus: Aviva Investors announces escalation programme; Smart Pension makes net-zero pledge
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Country ReportA long and winding road
COVID-19 joins the line of obstacles slowing Irish pension reform plans
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Local Pensions Partnership
Chris Rule (pictured), CEO of the £19.7bn Local Pensions Partnership (LPP), speaks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about building an in-house investment management outfit
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: David Neal, IFM Investors
While COVID-19 continues to hit the global economy, governments are looking to infrastructure as a way to create future employment and sustain the eventual economic recovery
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Special ReportSpecial Report: European Pension Funds’ COVID Response
We also analyse how public development banks are going beyond their traditional remit, with a focus on post-COVID recovery, tackling climate change and meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Opinion PiecesInfra must adapt to meet pension goals
Looked at collectively, or even individually, the cashflow needs of Europe’s defined benefit (DB) and hybrid pension schemes are huge and potentially challenging given the scale of income generating assets needed to help service them.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: Early access genie escapes the bottle
In March 2020, as the Australian economy went into COVID-19 lockdown the government unlocked the national superannuation pool, seeking to ease the financial stress on individuals.
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NewsInvestment consultants offer guide to assessing their climate competency
‘Trustees need to know their advisers are on the front foot’
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NewsAPG buys 40% stake in financial advisor
Prikkl to advise APG members on choices they have to make in the new DC-based pension system
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Danish pension fund P+ saw record extra contributions in 2020
Labour-market fund reports members made DKK255m (€34.3m) of additional payments into scheme last year
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APK Pensionskasse’s 4.2% 2020 returns outperform local schemes
Austrian Pensionskasse recovered from a -10% stand at the time of the equity market downturn in Q1 2020 to 2.55% at the end of the year
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NewsWTW points to viable solutions to up occupational schemes’ appetite
According to the Alterssicherungsbericht 2020, the number of the people entitled to occupational pensions in Germany has lost momentum in recent years
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Michael O’Higgins to step down as chair of LGPS pool LPP
Chair feels that, with two subsidiaries fully operational, ‘it is time to move on’
